What we're reading in TLS this week:

Mondays can't be THAT bad when you have a fresh batch of recs from The Lemonade Stand! Dive right in with some familiar authors who always deliver or take a chance on someone new with a fresh idea. Take a peek and let the author know where you saw them recommended. Happy Reading! Stay safe out there. 

♥ Six Dlbfive

Along Came A Spider by Ghostreader24

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13756469/1/Along-Came-a-Spider
While Dr. Bella Swan isn't a fan of the spooky side of Halloween, she finds herself drawn into a charming spider's web at a friend's pumpkin carving party, leaving her to wonder if getting caught could be the sweetest treat of all. *2020 TwiTricksandTreats6 contest entry Rated M

Bored by xXTailoredDreamsXx
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13690625/1/Bored
For months, Bella's life has been stuck on repeat while she's sheltered in place with her parents. Being bored out of her mind during a global pandemic has become her new normal. She's sure her older brother's decision to move back home will only make a numbing situation worse, but when he brings along his green-eyed best friend how much will his existence change her entire world? Rated M

Clean Sneak by Belladonna and TheFictionFreak
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13701962/1/Clean-Sneak
Bad guys. Good girls. Black-market booze. Love at first sight. New York is on the cusp of something big in 1927. So are Edward Cullen and Isabella Swan.  Rated M

DarkStrip by CullenGaff
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13794426/1/DarkStrip
Bella, running from her past, is down on her luck. Edward is a cold calculating hit man for the mob. When Bella gets a job at his strip club she has no idea that her heart may very well be Edward's next target. AH, OOC, E B, lemons. Rated M

Entrapment by jemster23
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13610615/1/Entrapment
For Bella Swan, desperate times call for desperate measures. For Edward Cullen, family is everything. *Voted First place in the Twilight Family Affairs contest* Rated M

Hide and Drink by Savage7289
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13795120/1/Hide-and-Drink
Bella's blood was just too tempting to be ignored. In this version of Twilight, Edward takes Bella on a sadistic journey with his monstrous side. While Edward drags her around the world, barely keeping a step ahead of his frantic family, Bella battles the monster for possession of the gentler vampire inside her captor. EPOV. "There was no other blood like this." Rated M 

Miss Americana and The Heartbreak Prince by MandyLeigh87
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13519696/1/Miss-Americana-and-the-Heartbreak-Prince
Isabella Swan's life is perfectly planned for her, especially when it comes to entering the Miss Americana pageant like her mother did. One thing she didn't plan for? Town bad boy, Edward Cullen. Rated M

Play, Pause, Repeat by RRose
https://fanfiction.net/s/11045515/1/Play-Pause-Repeat
Bella Swan knows that YouTube's most subscribed gamer Edward Cullen goes to the same university as she does. She knows collaborating with him in one video will boost her fledgling cooking channel's traffic as well. What she doesn't know is that views and subscribers aren't the only things Edward can give her. Looks like their shippers might actually be on to something. Rated M

Run, Hide, Revenge by maxigrumpling
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12729969/1/
A dying woman. A compulsion to intervene. A pair on the run from a family who would interfere. Who shot her and why? How can he help her find out, resolve it and remain true to his nature and the expectations of his family? Edward and Bella OOC. Lemons. Jake lovers need go no further. Compete. Rated M

SoCal by Krazyk85
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10810837/1/SoCal
Being with them wasn't the problem, but losing me was. A life filled with sandy beaches and sunshine, I felt safe here. Nothing bad ever happens in SoCal, except maybe bad Mexican food. Or so I thought. This isn't your everyday love story. Based on the movie Savages.

Rated M

Toxic Waste by Lozz.of.London
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13793253/3/Toxic-Waste
*DRABBLE* He's dangerous. She's fearless. High school is a hunting ground, but the foundations are toxic, threatening to crumble and consume. Their love is a battlefield they'll fight to survive; their passion like raging waves in a storm -sink or swim? They're addicted to each other -amongst other things. AH. Rated M

Trust No one by LyricalKris
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13117542/6/Trust-No-One
As a woman alone in a world gone wild, Bella couldn't trust anyone. It had been two years since a deadly virus was released in all of the world's major cities. The population is decimated. Modern society is a thing of the past. The things we do to survive. Rated M

What we're reading in TLS this week:

It’s time to kick off your reading year with our first post of 2021! We’ve got new fics from some of our favorite fandom authors and a few other fics that have hit our “drop everything” radar.  There's something here for everyone! We hope you will let the authors know where you saw their story rec'd when you leave them some New Year's Love. Enjoy! Stay safe out there. 

♥ Six Dlbfive

A Good Bargain by FlamingMaple

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13633637/1/A-Good-Bargain

Necessity never made a good bargain, and it is necessity that forces Bella to make an ugly bargain with Aro. The repercussions from this agreement are ones that she cannot possibly foresee, but with which she must learn to contend. New Moon AU. HEA. Updates weekly on Friday. Rated M

Designated Hitter by esmegrace
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10533355/1/Designated-Hitter
Orthopedic surgeon Bella Swan encounters the last person she ever expected to see again on Valentine's Day no less. Can she remain professional with Major League pitcher Edward Masen given their pasts? Rated M

Exile by Coldplaywhore
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13755881/1/Exile
what's a girl to do when she is running out of options? become an assistant for a reclusive author, of course! Rated M

Flip by Hotteaforme
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13768012/1/Flip
Everyone knows Edward Cullen in this neighborhood. The kids call him Crazy. I call him Love. Rated M

If the Shoe Fits by Bornonhalloween
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13779758/1/If-the-Shoe-Fits
The evening began like a fairy tale. The way it ended . . . well, that wasn't even a blip on his radar. Rated M

Ink of Future Past by PearlyFox
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13404003/1/Ink-of-Future-Past
The events of Edward's desire to ink his past might lead him to his future. / INKED CONTEST ENTRY 2019. Winner of the Sleeve Award and a Validator's Pick! Rated M

Love 2-0 by cupcakeriot
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13505515/1/Love-2-0
[Love 2.0] What happens when your online life intersects with your real life? Rated M

Marlay’s Mother Reimagined by Pandora’s Box Is Heavy
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13759021/1/Marley-s-Mother-Reimagined
The letter is my worst fear becoming a reality and I know our lives are irrevocable changed with a few simple words: you adopted my baby – a baby I intended on keeping. Rated M

Redemption by IBACULLEN
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13737928/1/Redemption
Leaving Carlisle's way of life behind, Edward chose to use his gift to feed on the evil. Can he ever return to the family after the lives he has taken? Bella's mom kicked her out when she chose to have her baby. Alone, on the streets with a newborn, she is forced to turn to depraved deeds to keep herself and her baby alive. Both struggle to find redemption. Vampires. Shifters. Rated M

The Emancipation of Bella Swan by ReadingIsForNerds

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13746611/1/The-Emancipation-of-Bella-Swan
Starting a new life after escaping a cult at 18 is hard. Naive Bella learns there is so much more to life when she encounters bad-boy Edward who is completing community service where she works. Learning to let go of old habits and stepping out of her comfort zone is hard, but having Edward by her side makes it easier. If only hiding from her past was just as easy. Rated M

The Muse in the Shadows by Liljill4286
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13741594/1/The-Muse-in-the-Shadows
One day there would be a day when it all would make sense. She would wake up to find the answers she so desperately craved, a meaning to all of the shadows. She would emerge from the darkened waters, stretching to reach the light that enticed her to the edge, and there she would find what awaited her. What had always been there beneath the surface with an outstretched hand. Him. Rated M

Two Holidays and a Funeral by pattyrose
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13750643/1/Two-Holidays-and-a-Funeral
College graduate Bella Swan's introduction into the world of adulthood is marked by a married two-timer, an aristocratic eavesdropper, and a couple of best friends across the pond who try to keep her sane. Canon. AU. All Human. Rated M